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Plastic Jug Removed From Bear's Head
BAYFIELD COUNTY, WISCONSIN, AUG 4 – A 2-year-old female black bear was freed after over a week with a plastic jar stuck on its head and relocated safely, weighing about 70 pounds, officials said.
- On Aug. 3, 2025, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services staff freed a two-year-old female black bear near Cable, Wisconsin, after its head was stuck in a plastic jar.
- On July 26, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources first learned of the bear, which traveled nearly 50 miles across Sawyer, Bayfield, and Douglas counties, thwarting trapping efforts.
- On Sunday, a trained wildlife professional tranquilized the bear, staff cut off the jug, and the bear received two plastic ear tags for identification.
- Near Cable, the bear was alert when released and quickly began feeding on a patch of berries, then moved to a wooded area with ample food and water.
- Now roaming free without injury, the bear has the best chance as natural food is abundant in northern Wisconsin, and Randy Johnson noted it survived on body fat reserves.
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Bear with plastic jar on its head freed in northern Wisconsin
CABLE, Wis. — A bear with a jar stuck on its head in northern Wisconsin was successfully freed over the weekend. Wisconsin DNR and USDA Wildlife Services staff first learned of a bear with a plastic jar stuck on its head in north central Sawyer County on July 26. Since the bear was first observed, it moved nearly 50 miles and was reported multiple times across northern Sawyer County and southern Bayfield and Douglas counties. On Sunday, the 70-p…
Authorities free bear with plastic container stuck over its head
A bear observed with its head stuck in a plastic container in Bayfield, Douglas and Sawyer counties of northern Wisconsin is now free, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. The bear was freed over the weekend by U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services staff near Cable. DNR and USDA Wildlife Services staff first learned of a bear with a plastic jar stuck on its head in north-central Sawyer County on Saturday, July 26. S…
Wardens remove jar covering bear’s head
WIZMnews.com A bear got an assist to get a jar unstuck from its head from some game wardens this past weekend. The bear was first spotted with plastic jar on its head on July 26. Between then and August 3 when it was finally caught, it had covered more than 50 miles and parts of Bayfield, Sawyer, and Douglas counties. The Wisconsin DNR and USDA Wildlife Services had tried live trapping the bear but didn’t have any luck because the bear was trav…
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